Nutritional armor in evolution: Docosahexaenoic Acid as a determinant of neural, evolution and hominid brain development

The aim of this article is to draw attention to the special significance of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in the brain, the potential relevance of its abundance to the evolution of the brain in past history, and now the relevance of paucity in the food supply to the rise in mental ill-health. Membrane...

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Main Authors: Crawford, Michael A., Broadhurst, C. Leigh, Cunnane, Stephen, Marsh, David E., Schmidt, Walter F., Brand, Annette, Ghebremeskel, Kebreab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S. 2014
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Online Access:https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/851/1/Military%20Medicine.pdf